Catastrophes

9/27/2022 - 3 min read

Best practices for underwriting natural catastrophe risk

Taking into consideration the nuances of the property you’re insuring can help you take charge of multifaceted risk factors.

8/24/2022 - 4 min read

How wildfire activity is affecting Northern California for the long haul

With the wine industry estimating over $3 billion in losses due to these fire events, the spotlight on wildfire risk in Northern California remains as acute as ever.

8/8/2022 - 3 min read

What’s going on with fire? Taking measure of a growing peril

Verisk works with fire protection, scientific, and insurance community to provide technology to manage and mitigate wildfire risk.

6/30/2022 - 2 min read

Claims commitment: Empowering insurers on the innovation journey

The insurance industry has experienced tremendous change in the past few years.

6/21/2022 - 3 min read

Why 2022 is already a historic wildfire season

Gain insights into the 2022 wildfire season in the United States and learn how early snow melts contribute to greater wildfire risk.

6/16/2022 - 4 min read

Proposed wildfire rules could reshape insurance pricing in California

California may implement new wildfire rating regulations that could impact personal and commercial property insurers.

6/3/2022 - 5 min read

Are property owners and insurers ready for the next big earthquake?

The big question facing many insurers and policyholders is: Are we equipped for these rare-but-devastating disasters?

5/25/2022 - 2 min read

Evolving exposure: Lessons from the 2021 wildfire season

In our newest wildfire report, we take the measure of another year of record-setting wildfires

5/18/2022 - 3 min read

Hail in Southern California: Making sense of hail’s changing geography

Hail is spreading out into new regions of the country that aren’t traditionally exposed to hail risk.

4/11/2022 - 5 min read

Big data challenges to enterprise risk management

Big data is critical to managing enterprisewide risk, but storing, managing, and processing it all poses significant challenges.

3/29/2022 - 13 min read

Next Generation Modeling for Direct, Facultative, and Treaty Lines

The fourth and final installment of Verisk's Next Generation Modeling series, we discuss various aspects of reinsurance loss accumulation with spatial correlation.

3/28/2022 - 2 min read

Four things insurers need to know about 2021's hailstorms

More than 6.8 million properties were affected by one or more damaging hailstorms, a nearly 10 percent increase from 2020

3/7/2022 - 1 min read

Using a data ecosystem to capture impacts of Colorado’s Marshall Fire

A new Verisk wildfire case study breaks down the data suite used to evaluate the aftermath of the recent Marshall Fire in Colorado.

10/25/2021 - 3 min read

Sewer backup: Paddling into flood insurance insights

When confronting the sewer backup peril, understanding both coverage & related weather factors can help you better understand and account for your policyholders' exposure

10/13/2021 - 2 min read

Verisk 2021 wildfire risk analysis provides updated data on rising threat

Fully understanding the peril of wildfire and the primary risk factors involved is crucial to accurate property underwriting. FireLine® Risk Reports can help keep you informed about the location and number of at-risk properties